Office of the Mayor of Auckland - Latest News [Page 15]
Mayor to Propose 2.9 Per Cent Rates Increase
Tuesday, 7 May 2013, 3:18 pm | Office of the Mayor of Auckland
Len Brown will take a plan for an average 2.9 per cent rates increase to the Auckland Council on Thursday, saying he is determined to see rate increases driven down for the third year running. More >>
Mayor Calls On Aucklanders To Follow Fire Ban
Friday, 1 February 2013, 2:44 pm | Office of the Mayor of Auckland
Mayor Calls On Aucklanders To Follow Fire Ban The Mayor is appealing to Aucklanders to follow the complete fire ban that has been imposed across Auckland. It comes as firefighters continue to be called out to scrub fires, both accidental and deliberate, ... More >>
Auckland Home Building Sector Starting To Move
Thursday, 31 January 2013, 3:51 pm | Office of the Mayor of Auckland
News Release 31 January 2013 Auckland Home Building Sector Starting To Move The Mayor is describing the latest increase in building consent figures as a sign the home building sector in Auckland is starting to move. Figures released by Statistics ... More >>
Mayoral Fund for the Pacific
Wednesday, 30 January 2013, 4:18 pm | Office of the Mayor of Auckland
News Release 30 January 2013 Mayoral Fund for the Pacific Mayor Len Brown has established a fund for Auckland to assist with emergency preparedness and rebuilding in the Pacific, in the wake of Cyclone Evan. The Mayor convened an emergency forum immediately after ... More >>
International Flags Fly At Auckland Town Hall
Monday, 26 November 2012, 12:48 pm | Office of the Mayor of Auckland
News Release 26 November 2012 International Flags Fly At Auckland Town Hall Countries that maintain a diplomatic presence in Auckland brought some colour to the Auckland Town Hall on Friday when Mayor Len Brown hosted the 31st annual consular corps flag ... More >>
Mayor expresses alarm over rail failures
Thursday, 15 November 2012, 11:22 am | Office of the Mayor of Auckland
News Release 15 November 2012 Mayor expresses alarm over rail failures The Mayor is seeking an explanation and assurances from KiwiRail after two serious rail outages in Auckland in the past 24 hours. Hundreds of commuters experienced major delays ... More >>
Whangaparaoa Mayor In The Chair ‘Evening Edition’
Tuesday, 13 November 2012, 9:42 am | Office of the Mayor of Auckland
12 November 2012 Whangaparaoa Mayor In The Chair ‘Evening Edition’ The Mayor is inviting Whangaparaoa locals to an informal community meeting on Thursday 22 November. The 6.30pm meeting, at Stanmore Bay School Auditorium, is one in a series of regular ... More >>
Plan Ahead For Monday’s Royal Public Walk Downtown
Friday, 9 November 2012, 3:07 pm | Office of the Mayor of Auckland
News Release Office of the Mayor 9 November 2012 Plan Ahead For Monday’s Royal Public Walk Downtown Aucklanders hoping to catch a glimpse of the Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall on a public walk downtown on Monday are advised to take public ... More >>
Scorecard Shows Liveability Continuing To Improve
Tuesday, 6 November 2012, 9:03 am | Office of the Mayor of Auckland
News Release 6 November 2012 Scorecard Shows Liveability Continuing To Improve The second annual Auckland Scorecard has revealed Auckland is making further progress towards becoming the world’s most liveable city. The scorecard was introduced by ... More >>
Getting housing right critical for Auckland’s future
Monday, 29 October 2012, 4:34 pm | Office of the Mayor of Auckland
Auckland Council is committed to working constructively with the government to address housing issues facing Auckland. More >>
Auckland’s 2.9 per cent rates increase could go lower
Thursday, 25 October 2012, 5:09 pm | Office of the Mayor of Auckland
Rates in Auckland will go up by an average of 2.9 per cent if the Mayoral proposal for the 2013/14 Annual Plan is adopted. More >>
Auckland plays tribute to All Black great
Monday, 22 October 2012, 8:37 pm | Office of the Mayor of Auckland
Office of the Mayor News Release 22 October 2012 Auckland plays tribute to All Black great On behalf of Auckland, Mayor Len Brown has paid tribute to Sir Wilson Whineray, who died at Auckland Hospital today. Sir Wilson was the longest serving captains ... More >>
Zero Tolerance for Intolerance
Monday, 22 October 2012, 3:32 pm | Office of the Mayor of Auckland
Office of the Mayor Media Release 22 October 2012 Zero Tolerance for Intolerance The Mayor has condemned two anti-semetic attacks in Auckland in recent days. In the first, about 20 headstones in the Jewish section of the Symonds St Cemetery were ... More >>
International recognition for Auckland
Saturday, 20 October 2012, 1:10 pm | Office of the Mayor of Auckland
Office of the Mayor Media Release 20 October 2012 International recognition for Auckland as tourism and sports destination Recognition for Auckland as the top tourism destination in Australia and the Pacific and one of the world's top seven sports ... More >>
Trade mission opens doors for Auckland business
Friday, 19 October 2012, 4:20 pm | Office of the Mayor of Auckland
News Release 19 October 2012 Trade mission opens doors for Auckland business The first Auckland trade mission to Korea and Taiwan has let both economies know that Auckland is well and truly open for business. The Mayor is back in Auckland after ... More >>
Auckland Trade Mission to Korea already yielding results
Monday, 15 October 2012, 9:11 am | Office of the Mayor of Auckland
Office of the Mayor Media Release 14 October 2012 Auckland Trade Mission to Korea already yielding results More >>
Tough schedule for Auckland trade mission
Sunday, 7 October 2012, 6:01 pm | Office of the Mayor of Auckland
News Release Office of the Mayor 7 October 2012 Tough schedule for Auckland trade mission to Korea and Taiwan The Mayor and delegates of 17 Auckland businesses and organisations face a tough schedule on a five-city trade mission to Korea and Taiwan ... More >>
Mayor Urges Aucklanders To Have Their Say
Friday, 5 October 2012, 1:25 pm | Office of the Mayor of Auckland
5 October 2012 Mayor Urges Aucklanders To Have Their Say The Mayor is encouraging Aucklanders to have their say on the future of public transport in the new Auckland. The transformation of our current complex mix of public transport services into an ... More >>
Auckland’s new trains on track
Wednesday, 3 October 2012, 3:28 pm | Office of the Mayor of Auckland
News Release 3 October 2012 Auckland’s new trains on track The first of Auckland’s fleet of new electric trains are on track to arrive from Spain within 12 months. In a report to this morning’s Auckland Council Transport Committee, it was confirmed ... More >>
Assurance over council budget savings
Monday, 1 October 2012, 3:50 pm | Office of the Mayor of Auckland
News Release 1 October 2012 Assurance over council budget savings The Mayor has moved to correct any confusion about the budget and rates setting process for the coming year. Len Brown has expressed his determination to keep average rates increases ... More >>